Outer Darkness #3

Outer Darkness #3

by John Layman (Writer), Afu Chan (Illustrator)

An away mission to a mysterious asteroid leads to the death of a beloved crewman. Too bad death is only the beginning for the crew of The Charon...

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Horror

29 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 9, 2019

About the author

John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for writing Chew, published by Image Comics.

Reviews

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm losing my interest in this one. The story is slowly evolving but not enough for me to continue. I think the episodic nature ( it feels like a tv show) is losing its appeal.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The episodic nature of this continues to serve itself incredibly well. There's ties to previous plot threads. There's new ones dropped. Everything this series does hits me just right and I really loathe waiting a whole month for the next hit. Especially when, as the letter's column states, issue #4 is the creative team's favourite. THEN IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE MY FAVOURITE TOO GIVE IT TO ME NOW!?!!!?!

45/50

[Samantha Beard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fascinating chapter in this story. You get to know Sato Shin in this issue, which was great because I was wondering about him when I saw his photo on the crew lineup graphic. His history is super interesting and I think he'll be a character to keep an eye on as the story progresses. You also learn more about the Captain's intentions for his mission and he seems like a bit of a cowboy. Looking forward to more in #4!

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've really been enjoying this series. This issue was a little confusing at times, which brought my rating down slightly. On another note, the decision to have yellow print on orange background for the front credits page makes it difficult to read, but the letter page with the same color combination and smaller print was so difficult that I didn't even try (and I tend to like letters columns!) It may look neat, but if it isn't easily legible, it defeats the purpose!

[Faye Fite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. The world-building in this universe just keeps getting better and better. The horror elements are really starting to come out and I am 100% on board. I also really love how each of these comics feels complete on their own, but also feeds well into the entire series. So far none of the single issues have felt like fillers. Cannot wait for issue #4!

[Stergios · Rating 3 out of 5]

While trying to salvage some precius cargo, two crew men die. But death is not always the end... This blend of sci-fi and the occult is starting to grow on me but the story has yet to unfold.

[SOTERO RIVERA · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot goes on.

The story keeps unfolding, and we learn a bit more about these characters. This is completely different than any other sci fi comics I've read.